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BOBST has announced that it has recently appointed Peter Redmond to the role of zone business director of UK and Ireland for its Business Unit Web-fed. Peter brings with him over 30 years of experience in the printing industry, having…

Currently providing the food industry with a single source for both aluminium foil containers and FSC accredited paper packaging products, i2r Packaging Solutions are now showcasing their expanding packaging range at the Farm Shop and Deli…

Succeeding the recent success of the European Open House in Warsaw, managing director of Mark Andy Europe, Tom Cavalco, has confirmed orders for seven flexo and digital presses as well as two Rotoflex inspection rewinders, following the…

Folding carton specialist, Graphic Packaging International (GPI), has been announced as sponsor of training for the winners of the Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2017, an event that promotes design excellence in the sustainable material,…

Davis-Standard is looking forward to a productive Chinaplas in Guangzhou, May 16-19, (Hall 9.2, Stand J41). As an example of its extrusion technology, Davis-Standard will exhibit an HPE-H extruder for medical tubing applications.…

An upgrade to Xaar’s latest 1003 printheads, an integral part of the Evoseven digital printer installed by Projecta Engineering, has increased the print quality and output at leading tile manufacturer Parefeuille Provence. Founded in…

Maxcess, one of the global leaders in products and services for web handling applications, recently announced plans to release the D-MAX Enhanced Triple Drive Web Guide Controller at ICE USA 2017, (booth 301). With the ability to…

Dave Smith has worked at Davis-Standard in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, UK for 50 years, as a works engineer, and celebrated his golden anniversary with the company in April. “It is an absolute privilege to honour such dedicated…

Schreiner MediPharm, a provider of pharmaceutical labelling solutions based in Germany, will introduce a marking solution for syringes at interpack (Hall 7A, booth B02), May 4-10 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The new Pharma-Multi-Act is a…

In today’s highly competitive environment, sign providers should be looking beyond their production equipment to find an automated end-to-end workflow that ensures faster time to market, fewer errors and improved profitability. If they…